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- From: Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>
- Cc: Orange County Bees <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Hive check feedback (beginner)...
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:29:22 -0400
Blair, The video is 100% awesome! Thank you! My off the cuff feelings....I didn't see much capped honey in the super so I would continue to feed. Thicken up the syrup now that we are getting closer to Fall. Use about twice as much sugar to water per weight. I saw a fair amount of capped brood and good pollen stores in the brood chamber so it seems to me things are in order there. A varroa check is certainly in order. 1. Monitor mites and deal with them if necessary. This bulletin is a bit out of date but is a good start. I have been using Mite Away Quick Strips but everyone has their own fave. 2. Continue feeding a thick syrup. 3. Read up on hive ventilation for the winter. 4. Entrance reducer on (after any mite treatments) to minimize mice in the hive. 5. Cross your fingers. My 2 cents and I hope others will chime in! Lewis On Sep 12, 2011, at 8:43 PM, Blair Christian wrote:
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[ocba] Hive check feedback (beginner)...,
Blair Christian, 09/12/2011
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Re: [ocba] Hive check feedback (beginner)...,
Lewis Cauble, 09/12/2011
- Re: [ocba] Hive check feedback (beginner)..., Wilson Lamb, 09/12/2011
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Re: [ocba] Hive check feedback (beginner)...,
Lewis Cauble, 09/12/2011
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